ABC illustrates what flames look like

Just in case you’re not sure what flames coming from an electrical outlet might looks like, ABC News has you covered.

During a “Good Morning America” report this morning, the network aired a package about the deadly fire at a Maryland mansion, reporting that officials have confirmed the blaze was set by a faulty outlet that ignited a dry Christmas tree.

In the package, a computer generated image of a living room and Christmas tree, complete with animated GIF-worthy blinking lights, showed a thin ribbon of flames coming from the virtual electrical outlet.

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In fairness, later in the report ABC did use actual video taken from a fire demonstration.

Also of note, the network also included a graphic that incorporated a still photograph from the scene of the Maryland fire edited to include a cutout firefighter and superimposed text over the home’s chimney.